Delhi Technological University: SELECTION PROCEDURE - Admission to Ph.D. Programmes (Session August, 2025)

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Delhi Technological University

Delhi, Delhi (NCT)

SELECTION PROCEDURE - Admission to Ph.D. Programmes (Session August, 2025)

Delhi Technological University
(Formerly Delhi College of Engineering)
Admission to Ph.D. Programmes (Session August, 2025)
SELECTION PROCEDURE

The University offers Ph.D. programme in a wide range of areas in Engineering, Science, Management and Humanities. The academic programme leading to the Ph.D. degree is broad-based and involves a course credit requirement and a research publications leading to the submission. Facilities for research work leading to the Ph.D. degree are available in Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Humanities & USME, Design, Delhi School of Management, Computer Science & Engineering, Civil Engineering, Biotechnology, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Chemistry, Software Engineering, Centre of Excellence for Electrical Vehicle and Related Technologies, Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness, Multidisciplinary Centre for Geoinformatics, Vinod Dham Centre of Excellence for Semiconductors and Microelectronics and Nodal Centre of Excellence in Energy Transition.
DTU also offers Ph.D. Admissions under the AICTE QIP (Quality Improvement Program) and AICTE Doctoral Fellowship (ADF) scheme.

Selection Procedure

The short listing of applications possessing the minimum educational qualifications, for the purpose of entrance test & interview will be done by respective departments in consultation with the Ph.D. Coordinator nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. The entrance test will be of 90 minutes duration comprising of 60 multiple choice questions. It will be given a weightage of 70% in result preparation.
The mode of examination shall be Computer Based Test at DTU Campus. The entrance test syllabus shall consist of 50% of research methodology, and, 50% shall be the subject specific. This is with reference to the UGC regulations, 2022 issued through Gazette notification dated 7th November, 2022.
The Departmental Research Committee (DRC) of the respective department shall conduct the Interview and presentation which will be given weightage of 30%. The final selection will be recommended by University level committee after combining the 70% weightage to the Entrance test and 30% weightage to the performance in the interview/viva voce for all department.

(i) Entrance Test shall be waived only for UGC-NET/UGC-CSIR NET/DBT/ICMR/ IARI-JRF full time fellowship holders, qualified students in GATE/CEED/NET and similar national level tests conducted by equivalent regulatory bodies, all foreign national students including those sponsored by ICCR/MHRD/ MEA, and covered under MoU with Delhi Technological University, and faculty of the Delhi Technological University/Industry working professional.
(ii) Entrance Test shall be waived for the UGC-NET candidates (having valid NET Score released by NTA) for the following three categories:

Category-1	Admission to Ph.D. with JRF and appointment as Assistant Professor
Category-2	Admission to Ph.D. without JRF and appointment as Assistant Professor
Category-3	Admission to Ph.D. programme only and not for the award of JRF or appointment as Assistant Professor

NET score shall be used for admission of Ph.D. programme. For students who qualify in categories 2 and 3, 70% weightage will be given for test scores and 30% weightage for the interview. The Ph.D. admission will be based on the combined merit of NET marks and the marks obtained in the interview/viva voce.

Moreover, Vice Chancellor may accord exemption from entrance test to the Academic/Non-Teaching staff of the Delhi Technological University and the officers of Govt. of India/Govt. of NCT of Delhi, considering the merit of each case. Such candidates shall have an experience of 15 years, age should not be less than 45 years and will be registered as Part Time candidate without DTU fellowship.
Students with JRF will also be exempted from the entrance test for admission in Part Time Ph.D. programme without fellowship.
Students who have secured 50% marks in the entrance test are eligible to be called for the interview. A relaxation of 5% marks will be allowed in the entrance examination for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/differently-abled category and Economically Weaker Section (EWS). However, DTU may decide the number of eligible students to be called for the interview based on the number of Ph.D. seats available.
Eligible students and exempted category students from the entrance test shall be considered for admission to the Ph.D. programme with 50% marks as the qualifying cut-off in the interview/presentations. A relaxation of 5% marks will be allowed in the interview/presentations for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/differently-abled category and Economically Weaker Section (EWS).
The merit list for the unreserved category (UR) seats will comprise all the applicants in order of merit. In other words, the merit list will also include SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS applicants, irrespective of their category, if they meet the eligibility criteria of merit for UR category. No applicant can be excluded from the UR category merit list just because the applicant belongs to or has applied under SC/ST/OBCNCL/EWS category.
All the shortlisted candidates on the basis of entrance test are required to come along with 7 to 8 slides of power point presentation on the topic of their interest during the interview.

CONTACT
Delhi Technological University
Shahbad Daulatpur, Bawana Road, Delhi-110042
Phone: +91 11 2787 1018
Helpdesk Email ID: phdcoordinator@dtu.ac.in

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